Mondays with Columbo: A DEADLY STATE OF MIND

Psychology was big in the 1970s....

...and when I say "psychology", I mean more self-help. There was a mix of both self-actualization/self-awareness with a slight sense of narcissism. Portrayals of mental health professionals tended to fall into two categories.

Bob Newhart played one type: George Hamilton played the other in this episode of Columbo.

In fact, I'll wager that the psychiatrist-who-has-an-inappropriate-relationship-with-their-client trope has become very overused, much like the "cri...